Cessna 170B N3465D
28 September 2001 · Wildwood, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2001 at about 16:08 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3465D was involved in an accident near Wildwood, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wildwood, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cape May County Airport (WWD)
- Coordinates
- 39.0047, -74.9022
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N3465D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wildwood → Wildwood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01LA227
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors were the crosswind and the gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that on short final to runway 28, the airplane was struck by a gust of wind and the airplane dropped to the ground and ground looped. The airport AWOS recorded winds from 320 degrees at 8 knots with gusts to 15 knots before the accident, and a few minutes after the accident, the winds were from 310 degrees at 12 knots with gusts to 15 knots. The pilot estimated the winds were from 270 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. The pilot also stated that the accident could have been prevented, "...by coming in with more airspeed, possibly."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2001 | Cessna 170B | Payson, Arizona, United States | Joe F. West | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2001 | Cessna 170A | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 May 2001 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2001 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2001 | Cessna 170B | Sand Point, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2001 | Cessna 170B | Lincoln, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172SP | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Esquire Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
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| 25 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States | William L. Teubner | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Mooney M20J | East Greenwich, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Air & Space 18A | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2001 | Beechcraft 400A | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |